My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 100: NEC and SoC Media Players
Chris Feldman, a product marketing manager for NEC Display Solutions, joins the podcast to talk about about system-on-a-chip technology in digital signage.
Blogs
Report: Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Hospital, Leads to Patient Death
Much of the world is still in flux and reeling from the health and economic effects of COVID-19, and cybercriminals are unfortunately taking note and attacking when we’re most vulnerable. Hackers and other bad actors are targeting remote workers, education institutions and healthcare at a time when each are critically important to our continuity. And, […]
Microsoft Rolls Out Teams for Education Features With Mental Health Focus
Microsoft is rolling out new features for Teams and OneNote as educators and students begin to look to the platform for distance learning at the start of a new school year. In particular, the new features tackle social-emotional learning (SEL) as educators hope to augment their in-person teaching methods with distance learning technology for students […]
Report: Zoom Investing in Slack-like Chat Feature
Zoom is reportedly making investments in its messaging capabilities in a bid to better compete with Slack and Microsoft Teams, according to media reports. First reported The Information and cited by several other media organizations, Zoom is working on a significant upgrade to the platforms messaging function to supplement its video capabilities. According to The […]
Warning: Chinese Threat Actors Targeting Unpatched Vulnerabilities
A new advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns of Chinese government-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available and open-source information to leverage unpatched software vulnerabilities to attack U.S. government agencies. According to the warning, hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security for the last 12 months have been […]
ISE 2021 Postponed Due to Lingering Coronavirus Concerns
You’ll have to wait a little bit longer for Integrated Systems Europe to make its Barcelona, Spain, debut. ISE 2021, slated for Feb. 2-5 at the Fira de Barcelona, has been postponed amidst a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across Europe. ISE, the world’s largest pro AV show, has been postponed to June […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? September 14 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, September 14, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Microsoft: Russia, China, Iran Targeting US Elections
According to Microsoft, the U.S. elections are under attack by organizations affiliated with the nation’s adversaries who are targeting politicians from both major parties, including President Donald Trump and his opponent former Vice President Joe Biden. The company has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming election. The activity detected makes it […]
Zoom Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication for All Users
Zoom went on a three-month security binge to better secure the platform to keep unauthorized users from accessing meetings, and the company still isn’t done rolling out new security measures. The company on Thursday unveiled enhanced two-factor authentication for web, desktop and mobile that requires online users to present two or more credentials to authenticate […]
TechDecisions Week in Review: September 7-11, 2020
This week, September 7-11, 2020: IT Service Management, network automation framework, six-month career skills program from Google, and more.
